EXCLUSIVE: CBS Studios and Propagate Content material have teamed with actor and manga fan Masi Oka (Heroes, Hawaii 5-0) to develop a tv adaptation of darkish fantasy manga collection Claymore in partnership with Japanese publishing firm Shueisha.
Oka will function government producer alongside Ben Silverman, Howard T. Owens, and Rodney Ferrell of Propagate Content material banner in addition to Shueisha. Search is underway for a author.
Written and illustrated by Norihiro Yagi, Claymore is ready in a darkish, medieval world the place people have been preyed upon by shape-shifting predators known as Yoma since historical occasions. The survival of mankind is determined by feminine warriors often known as Claymores, who struggle the Yoma.
The live-action collection adaptation goals to protect the motion and complicated ethical dilemmas of the unique manga and the anime TV collection which has been out there within the U.S. on Crunchyroll.
Just like his character on Heroes, Oka additionally collects manga and co-produced the 2017 movie adaptation of the manga collection Dying Be aware for Netflix.
Each Oka and Propagate have present relationship with CBS Studios. Oka was a collection common on the studio’s CBS drama collection Hawaii 5-0. Propagate had a first-look take care of CBS Studios and continues to collaborate with them on particular person tasks.
There was renewed curiosity in live-action manga variations following the success of Netflix One Piece.
